Clyde took the time in Crafting cla.s.s to arrange his thoughts . Despite Harumi wanting to help her friend, the young man felt there was more to it than she led on . Something she hid . Why would Sazuki call her a sh.e.l.l of her old self? Did she know of what happened to Harumi's family? A close friend moving away . And finding the missing sister of her other close friend but being unable to say anything about it . Clyde supposed he should be thanking his level four heart protection and high relations.h.i.+p with Harumi, otherwise helping her would be impossible . He wasn't a hero of justice and had his own s.h.i.+t to worry about, but this was among the exceptions . With only a week and a half in this world, the last thing he needed already was to lose a friend he made .

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Only a week and a half…How did time pa.s.s between this world and home? He quickly tried to shove away the thoughts of home, but it was too late . A saying his uncle Lenny used to say popped into his mind .

"You've got to crawl before you walk, boy . Think about that while taking out the trash . "

His dad's voice made its way into his mind . His momma was sitting nearby, watching, smiling . His brother watched, leaning on the door's entrance, arms folded .

"Clyde, one day you'll need to decide if you're going to be a boy or a man . Man-up during hards.h.i.+p . Man-up if someone you know needs you, especially a loved one . Don't pull that vanis.h.i.+ng act s.h.i.+t because one day, you may need them without knowing it . And you'll only wish you treated everyone better . "

Clyde focused on his a.s.signment with a renewed mood . A mental council with his family was just what he needed . Even Uncle Lenny's words were helpful for once . The man would rather have him mow his lawn half the time .

When cla.s.s ended, Clyde pushed the disappointment of not leveling up crafting aside . A prompt popped into his mind's eye .

[Quest: gather materials and craft three items . Accept? Reward: 300 EXP . ]

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May as well add it to the log, he thought as he accepted it . He noticed Toru down the hall and waved . They shook hands .

"Are you done for the day?" Toru asked .

"Yep, thank G.o.d," Clyde said .

"Could you give this to Harumi," Toru said, pa.s.sing him a letter . "I've got an appointment with some of my father's advisers . And then a date . "

"A date? You have the free time for that?"

"It's at my place," Toru continued . "She's from out of town . "

"Good luck to you, dude," Clyde said . "Maybe you'll get lucky . "

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Toru chuckled, but there was a nervous edge to his voice . If it weren't for his mystic senses, the young man was sure he'd miss it . Well, not his circus, not his monkeys—even a pretty boy could get nervous about a date .

Clyde frowned when Maki stood ahead, eyes lighting up in recognition, and started for them . He really didn't feel like dealing with her . The purple-haired girl was a walking beacon of beauty, charisma, and a ridiculous fan club . Even Clyde had to admit that much, but women like this sometimes came with an air of arrogance that p.i.s.sed the young man off to no end .

"Oh, M—Maki, hey," Toru said . Clyde wanted to shake him until the fuzzies fell out of his brain and the shutters over his eyes vanished .

"Well h.e.l.lo," she said to them but with eyes on Clyde . She handed them both envelopes . "I'd really be happy if you showed up to my party this Friday . " She gave Clyde one more look, invitation in those eyes, before continuing forward without a care in the world .

[Quest: Attend the party on Friday . Accept? Rewards: unknown . ]

"You know it kind of p.i.s.ses me off that she likes you," Toru said . "You're lucky I may be taken . " He chuckled . "Why not go for it?"

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Toru beat him to the blank stare .

"Didn't take you for the josher," Clyde said . There was a moment of silence before the two young men laughed . They both aimed for the trash can, but suddenly found themselves surrounded by men dressed in white robes . On the left corner of the robe was a picture of Maki .

"s.h.i.+t, the fan club," Toru said .

One of the robed men stepped forward, two gold-framed pictures of the popular girl on his attire .

"Our G.o.ddess has given you a beloved invitation . I f.u.c.king dare you to throw it in the trash . "

Toru and Clyde did so, standing tall . Smirking . The fan club leader snarled, face red with molten rage .

[Your party has entered combat!]

There were eight of them charging Clyde and Toru . They both easily dodged the first punch, followed by the second, third fourth . A large man attempted to spearhead the duo, but an easy evade led him to knock over his entire group of friends . This was so pathetically easy that Clyde didn't have to rely on the airflows, moods, or breathing . He and Toru fought nightmares daily . This group of ragtag perverts was a piece of cake .

Little did Clyde know, Maki watched around the corner, heart pounding . Her panties were damp, her face flushed . Never in her life did she have a crush this potent . She always had men crawling at her feet, barking for her like dogs, bending over as servants . He was different . She'd bend over for him . She hated herself for that but couldn't help it . She didn't know how to approach him…confess . Despite the air of defiance, Clyde hid in, she found out through her many sources that he was actually a decent guy . Those strong arms, well-kept body as if he fought for a living, and that otherworldly air about him . Maki had to have him . He wasn't dating any of the nuisances that hung around him like that silver-haired girl with the highest grades in the school, nor Harumi . Maki wouldn't harm Harumi, she was too sweet, but in the way . Ugh! She wanted to look as if she saved Clyde from her annoying, unwanted fan club . She wanted the young man to look at her…to be hers . To do perverted things to her, she'd never be able to tell her friends . Maki would find a way to get into those arms, pull him away . An ambush…but that man acted as if he knew when someone approached him .

For some reason, that seemed to turn Maki on further . Clyde's personality . She loved it . His hard to get would make pulling him into a closet for wild s.e.x more satisfying . Although…she watched the s.e.x videos online, she still didn't know what to actually do . No one ever had enough backbone to date her . She'd never tell anyone that she was still a virgin .

Maki felt her spirit wilt like a dying flower . However, when she looked at Clyde speaking calmly to her downed fan club, who beat themselves up, her panties damped even more . Her spirit blossomed . She needed to swipe him before the others did so . This commoner . She giggled . Just like the stories .

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